The 2026 Los Angeles Angels season was the 66th season of the Angels franchise in the American League, the 61st in Anaheim, their 61st season playing their home games at Angel Stadium, and the 23rd and final season under the ownership of Arte Moreno. The Angels failed to improve upon their 72–90 record from the previous season and missed the playoffs for the 12th consecutive year, extending the longest active playoff drought in Major League Baseball.
On September 1, billionaire Stan Kroenke’s Kroenke Sports & Entertainment announced its agreement to acquire majority ownership of the Los Angeles Angels, ending Arte Moreno's 25 years as the team's owner. The deal is expected to close in early 2027.
On September 27, the Angels lost their final game of the season against the Seattle Mariners to finish their 2026 season with a franchise-worst 62–100 record, losing their status as the only active franchise to never have a 100–loss season.
Offseason Coaching Changes On September 30, 2025, the Los Angeles Angels announced that Ron Washington and Ray Montgomery would not return as the team's manager in 2026 season. As the next manager, the Angels searched for several candidates, including former Angels' player Albert Pujols, Torii Hunter, Kurt Suzuki and more. On October 21, the Angels announced they hired Suzuki as team's next manager.
On October 31, the Angels hired Mike Maddux, the former Texas Rangers' pitching coach, as their new pitching coach. On November 11, the Angels hired John Gibbons as their new bench coach, and hired Adam Eaton as their new outfield instructor. On November 12, the Angels hired Max Stassi, the former Angels' catcher, as their new catching coach. Also, the Angels hired Triple-A Salt Lake Bees manager Keith Johnson as their new third-base coach and Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas manager Andy Schatzley as their new infield coach.
On November 21, the Angels hired Brady Anderson, a former three-time All-Star for Baltimore Orioles, as their new hitting coach and John Mabry as their new assistant hitting coach. On December 8, the Angels hired Darryl Scott as their new assistant pitching coach, Dom Chiti as their new bullpen coach, and Derek Florko as their new third hitting coach.
Transactions September 2025 INF Scott Kingery elected free agency
October P José Quijada elected free agency C Chad Wallach elected free agencyINF Carter Kieboom elected free agency P Connor Brogdon elected free agencyP Carson Fulmer elected free agencyMilwaukee Brewers claimed P Sammy Peralta off waivers from Los Angeles Angels
November
November 2P Andrew Chafin elected free agencyP José Ureña elected free agencyP Hunter Strickland elected free agencyP Tyler Anderson elected free agencyINF Yoán Moncada elected free agencyP Kenley Jansen elected free agencyOF Chris Taylor elected free agencyINF Luis Rengifo elected free agencyP Luis García elected free agencyP Kyle Hendricks elected free agencyLos Angeles Angels claimed P Cody Laweryson off waivers from Minnesota TwinsNovember 18Los Angeles Angels traded OF Taylor Ward to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for P Grayson RodriguezLos Angeles Angels selected the contract of P Walbert Ureña from Triple-A Salt Lake BeesNovember 21C Sebastián Rivero elected free agency (signed to a minor league contract on December 3)OF Gustavo Campero elected free agency (signed to a minor league contract on November 26)
December +December 2Los Angeles Angels signed free agent P Alek Manoah to a 1-year, $1.95 million contractDecember 9Boston Red Sox traded IF Vaughn Grissom to Los Angeles Angels in exchange for OF Isaiah JacksonDecember 17Los Angeles Angels signed free agent P Drew Pomeranz to a 1-year, $4 million contractLos Angeles Angels signed free agent P Jordan Romano to a 1-year, $2 million contract
January 2026 +January 6Los Angeles Angels signed free agent P Kirby Yates to a 1-year, $5 million contractJanuary 7Los Angeles Angels claimed OF Wade Meckler off waivers from San Francisco GiantsJanuary 16In 3-team trade, Los Angeles Angels acquired OF Josh Lowe from Tampa Bay Rays, and traded P Brock Burke to Cincinnati RedsJanuary 27Los Angeles Angels claimed P Osvaldo Bido off waivers from Miami MarlinsJanuary 28Los Angeles Angels claimed OF Kaleb Ort off waivers from New York YankeesLos Angeles Angels designated Wade Meckler for assignment (sent outright to Salt Lake Bees on February 2)January 29New York Yankees traded P Jayvien Sandridge to Los Angeles Angels in exchange for cashLos Angeles Angels designated P Osvaldo Bido for assignment (claimed off waivers by New York Yankees on February 5)
February +February 2Los Angeles Angels designated P Cody Laweryson for assignment (released on February 6)Los Angeles Angels signed free agent 3B Yoán Moncada to a 1-year, $4 million contractFebruary 6Los Angeles Angels signed free agent P Brent Suter to a 1-year, $1.25 million contractLos Angeles Angels designated P Kaleb Ort for assignment (sent outright to Salt Lake Bees on February 9)
March +March 24Los Angeles Angels designated P Jayvien Sandridge for assignment.March 25Los Angeles Angels selected the contract of 2B Adam Frazier from Triple-A Salt Lake BeesLos Angeles Angels selected the contract of 3B Jeimer Candelario from Triple-A Salt Lake BeesLos Angeles Angels signed free agent P Joey Lucchesi Spring Training On February 4, 2026, the Angels announced 27 non-roster players invited to 2026 Spring Training. Below are the non-roster spring training. Players who were added to the team's Opening Day roster are in Bold.
Los Angeles Angels 2026 Spring Training non-roster inviteesPlayer Position2025 team(s) Shaun Anderson Pitcher Los Angeles Angels Tyler Bremner Pitcher Nothing (college baseball) Gustavo Campero Outfielder Los Angeles Angels Jeimer Candelario Infielder Cincinnati Reds Chris Cortez Pitcher Los Angeles Angels (A+) Juan Flores Catcher Los Angeles Angels (A+) Adam Frazier Infielder Pittsburgh Pirates/Kansas City Royals Jose Gonzalez Pitcher Texas Rangers (AA/A+) Austin Gordon Pitcher Los Angeles Angels (A+) Joel Hurtado Pitcher Los Angeles Angels (AAA/AA) Niko Kavadas Infielder Los Angeles Angels George Klassen Pitcher Los Angeles Angels (AAA/AA) Nick Madrigal Infielder New York Mets Trey Mancini Infielder Arizona Diamondbacks Omar Martinez Catcher New York Yankees (AAA/AA/A+) Wade Meckler Outfielder San Francisco Giants (AAA) Samy Natera Jr. Pitcher Los Angeles Angels (AAA/AA) Kaleb Ort Pitcher Houston Astros Ángel Perdomo Pitcher Athletics Marlon Quintero Catcher Los Angeles Angels (A/Rk) Nelson Rada Outfielder Los Angeles Angels (AAA/AA) Sebastián Rivero Catcher Los Angeles Angels Raudi Rodriguez Outfielder Los Angeles Angels (A) Yolmer Sánchez Infielder Los Angeles Angels (AAA) Nick Sandlin Pitcher Toronto Blue Jays Tayler Saucedo Pitcher Seattle Mariners Chase Shores Pitcher Nothing (college baseball) Jose Siri Outfielder New York Mets Nate Snead Pitcher Nothing (college baseball) Hunter Strickland Pitcher Los Angeles Angels Chris Taylor Outfielder Los Angeles Dodgers/Los Angeles Angels Donovan Walton Infielder Philadelphia Phillies Huascar Ynoa Pitcher Leones de Yucatán/Conspiradores de Querétaro
Regular season Season standings American League West
American League Wild Card
Record against opponents
Opening day lineup Order Player Batters 1 9 Zach Neto SS 2 27 Mike Trout CF 3 18 Nolan Schanuel 1B 4 12 Jorge Soler DH 5 10 Yoán Moncada 3B 6 7 Jo Adell RF 7 3 Josh Lowe LF 8 14 Logan O'Hoppe C 9 2 Oswald Peraza 2B Starting pitcher — 59 José SorianoReferences:
Game log The Angels opened the 2026 season on the road at the Astros.
Legend Angels win Angels loss All-Star Game Postponement Eliminated from playoff raceBoldAngels team member
|-style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || March 26 || @ Astros || 3–0 || Soriano (1–0) || Blubaugh (0–1) || Romano (1) || 41,329 || 1–0 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || March 27 || @ Astros || 6–2 || Zeferjahn (1–0) || Burrows (0–1) || — || 30,788 || 2–0 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || March 28 || @ Astros || 9–11 || Teng (1–0) || Ureña (0–1) || — || 30,740 || 2–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || March 29 || @ Astros || 7–9 || Blubaugh (1–1) || Pomeranz (0–1) || King (1) || 30,848 || 2–2 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || March 30 || @ Cubs || 2–7 || Cabrera (1–0) || Johnson (0–1) || Rea (1) || 36,702 || 2–3 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 6 || March 31 || @ Cubs || 2–0 || Soriano (2–0) || Maton (0–1) || Romano (2) || 26,288 || 3–3 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 1 || @ Cubs || 2–6 || Boyd (1–1) || Kikuchi (0–1) || — || 25,125 || 3–4 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 3 || Mariners || 1–3 || Muñoz (1–1) || Suter (0–1) || Speier (1) || 44,931 || 3–5 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 9 || April 4 || Mariners || 1–0 || Kochanowicz (1–0) || Hancock (1–1) || Romano (3) || 44,084 || 4–5 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 5 || Mariners || 8–7 || Anderson (1–0) || Speier (0–2) || — || 27,712 || 5–5 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 11 || April 6 || Braves || 6–2 || Soriano (3–0) || Sale (2–1) || Romano (4) || 25,471 || 6–5 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 7 || Braves || 2–7 || Kinley (1–0) || Kikuchi (0–2) || Iglesias (2) || 40,450 || 6–6 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 8 || Braves || 2–8 || Holmes (1–1) || Detmers (0–1) || — || 21,375 || 6–7 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 14 || April 10 || @ Reds || 10–2 || Kochanowicz (2–0) || Burns (1–1) || — || 22,357 || 7–7 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 11 || @ Reds || 3–7 || Johnson (1–1) || Klassen (0–1) || — || 32,554 || 7–8 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || April 12 || @ Reds || 9–6 || Soriano (4–0) || Abbott (0–2) || — || 20,311 || 8–8 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 13 || @ Yankees || 10–11 || Blackburn (1–1) || Romano (0–1) || — || 35,789 || 8–9 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 18 || April 14 || @ Yankees || 7–1 || Detmers (1–1) || Weathers (0–2) || — || 37,792 || 9–9 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 15 || @ Yankees || 4–5 || Bednar (1–2) || Romano (0–2) || — || 41,019 || 9–10 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 20 || April 16 || @ Yankees || 11–4 || Aldegheri (1–0) || Fried (2–1) || — || 38,424 || 10–10 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 21 || April 17 || Padres || 8–0 || Soriano (5–0) || Waldron (0–1) || — || 44,551 || 11–10 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || April 18 || Padres || 1–4 || Morejón (2–0) || Zeferjahn (1–1) || Miller (7) || 44,279 || 11–11 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || April 19 || Padres || 1–2 || King (3–1) || Ureña (0–2) || Miller (8) || 44,560 || 11–12 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || April 20 || Blue Jays || 2–5 || Cease (1–0) || Detmers (1–2) || Hoffman (3) || 37,897 || 11–13 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || April 21 || Blue Jays || 2–4 || Fluharty (1–0) || Pomeranz (0–2) || Varland (1) || 28,641 || 11–14 || L4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 26 || April 22 || Blue Jays || 7–3 || Suter (1–1) || Nance (0–2) || — || 25,306 || 12–14 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || April 24 || @ Royals || 3–6 || Cameron (2–1) || Kikuchi (0–3) || Erceg (6) || 19,079 || 12–15 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 28 || April 25 || @ Royals || 1–12 || Ragans (1–4) || Ureña (0–3) || — || 22,152 || 12–16 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || April 26 || @ Royals || 9–11 || Erceg (2–1) || Lucchesi (0–1) || — || 11,579 || 12–17 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || April 27 || @ White Sox || 7–8 || Bido (2–0) || Sandlin (0–1) || Hudson (1) || 10,193 || 12–18 || L4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || April 28 || @ White Sox || 2–5 || Martin (4–1) || Soriano (5–1) || Domínguez (7) || 11,857 || 12–19 || L5 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || April 29 || @ White Sox || 2–3 || Domínguez (2–3) || Pomeranz (0–3) || — || 15,901 || 12–20 || L6
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